A republic by any other name; a problem not named Maria

The GOP has delayed its campaign to "re-brand" its political foe, a surprisingly thoughtful choice.

TV pundits said the Democratic Party would be called the Social Democrat Party, by the RightWingers. Some wags called it the "Democrat" party all through the presidential campaign.

But:

If the Republicans want the Demos to be the "Democrat" party, then the GOP has to become the "Republic" party, to keep the names parallel.

Then, the GOP has to explain why it's pushing a republic instead of a democracy, a tap dance that would be hilarious, given Americans' general ignorance of U.S. history, forms of government in general and the compromises the Founding Fathers wove into the federal government.

ooo ooo ooo

The sexist hatred fueling the Christian patriarchy rears its ugly head: Mike Huckabee joins the pack attacking Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to SCOTUS, but calls her "Maria."

No, Mike, that's your nephew's nanny's name.

This is going to be fun; besides being scarily smart, she's from the Bronx. Nobody from the Bronx takes any crap offa any puking politician.

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